SnowOdds

Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel

Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Village1,386 m4,547 ftSummit2,089 m6,854 ft

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Best weeks at Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel

SnowOdds score at the summit, out of 100

Pick your week

Bars show each week's SnowOdds score at the summit: fresh snow and base first, then sun, rain and wind.

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NovDecJanFebMarApr

Summit, 2,089 m6,854 ft

8–14 Feb

58/ 100Great

9 of 20 winters had 10 cm4 in or more of fresh snow this week

A coin flip for a proper refresh. Still a solid week on the upper slopes.

Snow

Weather

How the score works

The SnowOdds score

Every week at every resort gets a score out of 100. Snow sets it, and bad weather can take up to 45% off. The percentages show how much each part counts within snow or weather.

Snow

  • Fresh snow

    60%
  • Base

    25%
  • Powder

    15%

Weather

  • Sun

    50%
  • No rain

    30%
  • Calm

    20%

Example: Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel, 8–14 Feb

Out of 10WeightPoints
Fresh snow5.6× 60%34
Base9.1× 25%23
Powder9× 15%13
Snow70 / 100
Sun5.1× 50%26
No rain7.4× 30%22
Calm7.3× 20%15
Weather63 / 100

Weather at 63 out of 100 takes 17% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score70 − 17% = 58/ 100

Avg fresh snow
11 cm4 in
Snowy days
2.7 of 7
Avg temperature
-10°C14°F
Season snowfall so far
97 cm38 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

Bluebird days
0 of 7
Wind holds
0.4 of 7
Dry powder
81%
Icy mornings
0.3 of 7

Only on SnowOdds

Beyond the odds

Our own measures, from every day of the last 20 winters at the summit.

Bluebird days

0.8a winter

More than 25% of resorts

A clear day with no new snow, right after 10 cm4 in or more fell in the two days before.

Wind holds

6.9a winter

Calmer than 71% of resorts

Days with gusts of 70 km/h43 mph or more at the summit: enough to stop most chairlifts.

Dry powder

58%of the snow

Drier than 73% of resorts

Snow that fell on days that stayed below -5°C23°F at the summit: light and dry. The rest is heavier.

Icy mornings

15a winter

Less icy than 64% of resorts

Mornings after a day above 0°C32°F and a night at -3°C27°F or colder, with no new snow: hard, icy pistes until the sun softens them.

Every winter since 1950/51

See all 76 winters, day by day
Average winter
1.7 m67 in
Snowiest winter
2.6 m102 in
Leanest winter
1.1 m41 in
Change since 1950/51
+2.4°C+4.2°F

Snow at Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel, answered

When is the best time to ski Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel is 8–14 Feb: in 9 of the last 20 winters at least 10 cm of new snow fell at the summit that week (45% odds), 11 cm on average. The next best weeks are 1–7 Feb and 8–14 Mar.

Which month has the most reliable snow at Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel?

February, with an average 39% chance of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in any given week at the summit. November is the least reliable month of the season at 1%.

How high is Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel?

The village sits at 1,386 m (4,547 ft) and the top lift reaches 2,089 m (6,854 ft), a vertical drop of 703 m (2,306 ft). The resort has about 15 km of pistes and 6 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel?

In the best week (8–14 Feb) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 45% of winters, against 45% at the summit. The average village temperature that week is -5°C (22°F).

Every week of the season, in numbers

Odds of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in the week, and average fresh snow, at Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel
WeekSummit oddsSummit snowVillage oddsVillage snow
2–8 Nov0%1 cm0%1 cm
9–15 Nov0%1 cm0%1 cm
16–22 Nov0%3 cm0%2 cm
23–29 Nov5%3 cm5%2 cm
30 Nov – 6 Dec0%4 cm0%4 cm
7–13 Dec25%7 cm15%6 cm
14–20 Dec26%8 cm26%8 cm
21–27 Dec32%8 cm26%8 cm
4–10 Jan25%9 cm25%9 cm
11–17 Jan35%9 cm30%8 cm
18–24 Jan35%11 cm35%11 cm
25–31 Jan45%10 cm45%10 cm
1–7 Feb45%9 cm45%9 cm
8–14 Feb45%11 cm45%11 cm
15–21 Feb35%12 cm35%12 cm
22–28 Feb30%8 cm30%8 cm
1–7 Mar40%9 cm35%8 cm
8–14 Mar50%12 cm45%11 cm
15–21 Mar25%7 cm15%7 cm
22–28 Mar40%7 cm30%6 cm
29 Mar – 4 Apr5%5 cm5%4 cm
5–11 Apr5%3 cm5%3 cm
12–18 Apr10%3 cm10%3 cm
19–25 Apr10%3 cm10%2 cm
26 Apr – 2 May0%0 cm0%0 cm